We all met on the steps of the V&A for the urban-sketching'crawl'. the idea is that you can draw anything in your own style in any medium; then after 2 hours you all meet up and put your work out for each other to see. Of course at the V&A there are lots of wonderful things inside as well, but it was a glorious Spring day - too nice to sit inside, and so not sure if I was being crazy, I opted to draw the V&A facade from the side. If I had sat across the road, traffic could have been … [Read more...]
Urban Sketching – the Phenomenon
I first heard of Urban Sketching a year ago, but was too busy to go there! This year I am going to have a bash at it. Urban Sketching is world-wide and the idea is to re-connect artists to drawing from life rather than from photos or other people's drawings. This is from the Urban Sketcher's London Blog: Urban Sketchers is a network of artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel to. Our mission is to "Show the World, One Drawing at a Time." Visit our main blog for … [Read more...]